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Pertinax of Byzantium | |
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| Bishop of Byzantium | |
| Installed | 169 |
| Term ended | 187 |
| Predecessor | Alypius of Byzantium |
| Successor | Olympianus of Byzantium |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 187 |
| Denomination | Eastern Christianity |
Pertinax of Byzantium (Greek:Περτίναξ; died 187) wasBishop of Byzantium from 169 until his death in 187.[1] Information on his life is mainly drawn from the works ofDorotheus of Tyre, according to whom he was originally a senior officer of theRoman Empire based inThrace. He contracted a strong bout of some disease, and in the midst of his illness he had heard the rumors of miracles occurring amongst the adherents of a new growing religion -Christianity. He sought advice from BishopAlypius of Byzantium; when his disease was cured, he believed it was the result of Alypius' prayers and the grace of God, and converted to Christianity.[2] Shortly afterwards, he was ordained a priest by Alypius and succeeded him as bishop after his death, a position he would serve to his own repose.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Byzantium 169 – 187 | Succeeded by |
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